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Lack of Candor: What’s In That Sandwich?

Posted on May 09 , 2007 in PR & Transparency

My wife and doctor put me on a diet three weeks ago. Something about high cholesterol, beer belly, flabbyness, yeah, yeah, yeah. Something I’ve noticed particularly accutely is the lack of candor among restaurants when it comes to the nutritional facts of their fare. For instance, does anyone really know how many calories, fat grams [...]

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Social Media News Release: Where’s the Feedback?

Posted on Apr 11 , 2007 in PR Education & PR Tech & Transparency & Web 2.0

Revisiting a previous discussion of the Social Media News Release, I’m wondering if it is worth the effort of working on a new template for governmental, non-profit and public affairs applications. But in thinking about it, I’ve realized that something very important is missing from the current template: the feedback loop. The concept of Social [...]

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Twitter Fake Leads to Group Ostracism of Adam Curry

Posted on Apr 05 , 2007 in PR & Spin This! & Transparency

A funny thing happened on Twitter yesterday. A Tweeter calling himself Adam Curry was outed as a fake. In a stirring confession the fake Curry posted the following: “Confession time: I am the FAKE Adam Curry! I just emailed the real Adam Curry to see if he would like to take over and start TWITTERING!” [...]